About

Artist with Hope: Melissa Janel Mission Statement: Passion for sharing hope drives this Artist, Poet and Advocate for People with Disabilities. Melissa's goal in life is to INSPIRE people, TRANSFORM hearts and bring JOY. She longs for people to feel ACCEPTANCE, VALUE and LOVE.

EXHIBITIONS:

ART in ME. Journey Community Church. La Mesa CA

Artability. UCSD Cross-Cultural Center. San Diego CA

ArtDatabase. App Art Guide or Masters to Contemporary Art

ArtWalk. Little Italy and The Bay. San Diego CA

Carlsbad Village Gallery. Carlsbad CA

Deaf Awareness Day. Balboa Park. San Diego CA

Docent Exhibition. San Diego Museum of Art Docent Gallery. Balboa Park CA

Gallery 104. San Clemente CA

Georgetown College. Georgetown KY

The Great Indoors. Irvine CA

Hancock University Main Gallery. Long Beach CA

Healing and Art. Studio Vivice. San Diego CA

Journey Java. La Mesa CA

Luck of the Draw. Santa Cruz Art League. Santa Cruz CA

Many Hands Gallery. San Diego CA

Oliver's Hair Salon. San Diego CA

Prayer Room/Sanctuary. La Mesa CA

See, Be Seen: Community Portraits. Museum of Art and History. Santa Cruz CA

LIVE PAINTING AND DOCENT EXPERIENCE:

Gallery 104. Painting Demonstration. San Clemente CA

Georgetown College. Guest Artist/Speaker. Georgetown KY

The Great Indoors. Painting Demonstration. Irvine CA

Oceanside Museum of Art. Docent. Oceanside CA

RFKC Silent Auction. Live Painting and Auction. La Mesa CA

UC Irvine. Guest Artist/Painting Demonstration. Irvine CA

FINE ART COMMISSIONS:

ADORING. Owned by Ms. Jen Poe. San Diego CA

DREAMING OF MY HAPPY PLACE. Owned by Mrs. Elise and Mr. Marco Samaniego. San Diego CA

HOLY WEEK. Owned by Ms. Marie Foster. La Mesa CA

LEANING. Owned by Mr. Mark and Mrs. Shelly Luciano. San Diego CA

PUBLICATIONS:

JOURNAL OF PAIN AND PALLIATIVE CARE PHARMACOTHERAPY: Featured 'Pain' from 'Why Happy Why Sad' Painting Series on cover of June 2016 publication

'SKETCHES OF A DISABLED PRINCESS.' Novel. Published by Affordable Publishing. 2012

'VOICE OF AN ANGEL.' Collection of Poems. Self-Published 2010

EDUCATION:

California Institute of the Arts. Valencia CA. Bachelor of Fine Arts. 2001

Ohlone College. Fremont CA. American Sign Language and Deaf Education Certificate. 2022

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